Postage costs look like they're taking another hike...again. According to the newspaper, the US Post Office has received approval for a first class postage boost up another penny, to 33 cents for the first ounce, no other increase for additional ounces. For the newsletter publisher, it is another cost increase--a small one, but still an increase. They chose first class mail because they didn't want to raise rates on junk mail advertisers.
At the same time, actually a little before, the US Post Office has developed an "electronic stamp" for e-mail. I'm not quite sure why you'd need official date stamped e-mail--must have something to do with all those evil people who reset the internal clocks of their computer to make it LOOK as if e-mail went out earlier. "Gee, I sent the e-mail last week before the deadline, what do you mean you didn't get it?"
So what shall we make of this? Perhaps nothing, but perhaps something that is deeply disturbing to the postmeisters of the post office. And herein lies a future twist.
This first class increase should raise another $1 billion for the post office. They made a billion or two in profit last year, but I guess they want more. I suppose we as mail senders and receivers should be so lucky. Most big corporations would lay tens of thousands of people off if all they got was a billion in profit out of how ever many billions in income raked in during the year. Either that or point to the cost of mail in Europe and double the mailing rates.
Of course, if the post office would do a thing like that, then all those companies sending junk mail catalogs will retriple their efforts at being on the Web, and all you'll get is a postcard (by the way, no postage increase this time around) noting that the new fall line of clothes, gizmos, and other bric-a-brac is on their web site. And THAT spells doom for the post office.
Now let's get back to that electronic stamp. What is interesting is how the post office is trying to figure out a way to tap into the exploding e-mail trade. I'm still trying to figure out what would be so important for date stamping besides sweepstakes entries and tax returns. I suppose you can add mortgage payments in there too.
This reminds me of Fed Ex's efforts to grab a piece of the fax market back in the late 80s. They figured out that businesses needed papers and such sent overnight, but if people could fax those same documents in minutes, that would be the end of Fed Ex. So they created a service to have giant fax transmission and delivery through Fed Ex. And businesses basically bought the fax machines themselves and bypassed Fed Ex efforts--although it took 6-8 years for fax to become ubiquitous. Of course, Fed Ex, though it spent and lost a ton of money trying to capture the fax services market, is still in business.
No doubt the post office is trying to figure out how to capture the e-mail market. And I suspect it'll have about the same amount of success Fed Ex did in the fax market.
Which brings me back to the publishers, especially those of newsletters that often go out via first class mail. As usual, they face the decision whether to raise subscription rates or eat the increase yet again. I suspect any subscription increase hinges on what printing decide to do as well. If a publisher gets hit with a double whammy of a penny for postage and a few cents --or few nickels, dimes, or even more-- increase for printing, the subscription rate will go up.
But if a publisher can avoid postage costs by using electronic file transfer, and avoid printing costs by transferring said "pages" to the Web, then the subscriber should be able to avoid subscription increases and the publisher can save these ancillary costs and ultimately become more profitable and deliver a larger and wider ranging product.
Ultimately, I believe that's where we're heading, although technology needs a bit of a boost more than what the Web provides currently. For example, MagWeb is on the leading and bleeding edge of online marketing and delivery of publications, but it has its limitations, such as transfer time, data traffic jams, display resolution, and the biggest inhibition: coding expertise and coding time.
And just as the Web took 5 years before becoming an acceptable medium, and fax has only matured in the last 6-8 years, so it will take at least another half a decade to a decade before we start to see such a publication shift. There are still too many reasons, from quality output to portability to collectible value, to write off paper. Heck, I've been either working in or writing about online services since 1982, so you can almost say it has taken almost two decades for e-mail and chat to be widely accepted.
But here's the twist I alluded to earlier, and it comes back to that electronic postage stamp. Some lawmakers are trying to figure out how to tax the Internet, and the schemes range from a flat national rate to a rate based on data transfer at a local level, to a surcharge on your phone bill, and probably a few more not yet come to light. Yes sir, a healthy tax and accounting burden is just what the Internet needs--to cripple it or kill it off. Ah, but how about a small user fee?
And what better way than needing a stamp to send e-mail?
That's right, a 21st century version of the Stamp Tax enacted in the American colonies back in 1765 for newspapers, periodicals, and legal documents. Only the 21st century version would be more egalitarian and apply to all e-mail, not just electronic newsletters and magazines on a website. And I figure it will take about a half a decade to a decade to "warm" people to the idea that such a tax is needed to preserve and enlarge the Internet.
The more things change, the more history repeats itself...
Fast News Items
Napoleon is planning some changes. They are boosting the number of pages per issue, but reducing frequency from a bimonthly to a quarterly. It's the same number of pages per year, just not as frequently. #12 will be the last under the bimonthly scheme (imagine that, two years already!) and lucky #13 will be the first as a quarterly release.
Better yet, there will be more color inside--it already has a decent amount of color, certainly the battle maps are the best in the business--but more will obviously be welcomed (maybe publisher Dana Lombardy read my last column here!). Better yet, distribution will be expanding and you'll start to see Napoleon in bookstores throughout the US over the coming year or two.
Gleened from Greenhill Military Book News: Cowles Media Group (publishers of Military History, WWI, Vietnam, Historic Traveler etc., and part of a larger media conglomerate) has apparently bought MHQ The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and in turn, the lot was bought by a California company called Prime Event. However, Prime announced it was only seeking part of Cowles and the balance would be sold on.
Hmmm. Maybe all is not so well with the giants. In the June issue of Military History, you'll notice a small 1/3-page advertisement on page 72 for MagWeb. Since I run an Internet-based business, and only 1/3 of the 130,000-subscriber magazine has a modem (says Cowles), I was able to get a 2/3 discount.
And I noticed that the resubscription rate on the notice dropped a couple dollars from before. Hmmm. What do you think? Pieces of a puzzle, eh? Everything should have shaken out by the time you read this, but these unconnected moves (if such moves are unconnected) are interesting.
My apologies: I forgot to update the address of The Heliograph: A Newsletter for the Colonial Period. This bimonthly newsletter is published bimonthly by: Richard Brooks, Rte 6 Box 771, Saluda, SC 29138, USA, E-mail: brooksr@garnet.cla.sc.edu
New magazine: Simulacrum. I received a press release from John Kula, but I have not seen the new magazine. Full info below.
As always, if you need to reach me: 161 Lambertville-HQ Rd., Stockton, NJ 08559, ph: 609-397-4265, e-mail: lockwood@magweb.com, Web site: http://www.magweb.com
As before, each rating: PQ (Physical Quality of layout, print quality, and use of graphics), WR (Wit Rating or quality of writing and sustainable interest level), and IR (Inspiration Rating or creativity of ideas and reference value) comes with a grade (A, B, C, D, F). Age of Napoleon -- #24; 50pgs.; 8.5x12"; PQ A, WR A, IR A; On Military Matters, 55 Taylor Terr., Hopewell, NJ 08525; $36 per year, bimonthly. Battle of Urfahr-Linz 1809, Peninsula Battle of the Light Division (part 1), history of Cuirassiers, re-enactment of Fishguard (1797) and Arcole (1796), more Cavalry vs. Infantry squares (Austerlitz 1805), reviews, andmore.
Battle-Wire -- vol. 2 #2, #1; 12pgs.; 8.5x11"; PQ A, WR B, IR A/C; Easy Eight Enterprises, Inc. www.battlegroundwwii.com or call 800-335-2977. Quarterly. This newsletter supports the Battleground WWII rules set. As such, if you play the game, it rates an A. If not, then a C--for there are historical and other articles inside that are of interest. Weapon profiles are good, and you can gleam some ideas for rules. You can download an electronic copy (PDF format only) from the Battleground website.
#2: Battle Report A game set in 1944, Wet and War And then the Rain came, Normandy Nightmare New Product announcement, Maschinegerwehr 42 Machine Gun Weapon profile, Fallshirmjagergewehr (Paratroop Rifle) 42 Weapon profile, Sighting Update Rule clarifications, Motorcycles Rules to make you Steve McQueen. All Out! Comic Strip contines
#1: Sarge Says: Author Harold Coyne talks tactics, Jagdpanther profile of a "souped up" variation, Panthers East New product announcement, Bob's Convention Report A quartet of cons.
El Dorado; Vol. VIII #2; 54pgs.; 8.5x5.5"; PQ B, WR A, IR A; South and Central American Military Historians Society, 27 Hallgate, Cottingham, E. Yorkshire HU16 4DN, UK (US: Paul Walsh, 3412 Huey Ave., Drexel Hill, PA 19026); 6.75 pounds (UK), 7.50 pounds (Europe), $25 (US) per year, quarterly. The usual exhaustive list of books for the period, Spanish Defense of Americas: the proposed British invasions of Chile and Mexico, 1806-1807, Spanish Uniform Orders: Cuban returns, Junio 1874 (In Spanish), Mexico: Reforma de los Cuerpos de Caballeria Extract Taken from "Historia de Mejico", Peruvian-Ecuadorian Conflict of 1981, Airbourne Forces in the Peru-Ecuador War, 1941
Part 3, Imperial Brazilian Uniforms During the War of the Triple Alliance part 5, The Regiment of Louisana: The Spanish Army in the American Revolution, Reglamento de la Milicia Nacional Mexicana Segunda Edicion (In Spanish), Ordenza Militar: Mexico 1833 (In Spanish), and US Troops Stationed Along Mexican Border part 1.
El Dorado also just published another booklet: Notes on Haiti 1793-1916. It is not exactly a magazine, but it comes in the El Dorado format. Price is 6.50 pounds sterling (postage included). US orders: Andrew Preziosi, 11017 SW 125th Ave., Miami, FL 33186. 305-274-9745.
Articles include the British in St. Domingo 1793-98, Sept 1807 campaign, Rural police 1826, Civil War 1865, Uniforms 1916, and many other articles in between. Black and White illustrations accompany the text on uniforms for 1811, 1829, 1864, and 1916.
First Empire -- #39, #38, #37; 36pgs.; 8.5x12"; PQ A, WR A, IR A; On Military Matters, 55 Taylor Terr., Hopewell, NJ 08525; $36 per year, bimonthly. The UK-based Napoleonic magazine continues on a roll.
#39: Herman Willem Daendels profile of the Marshal of Holland, Battle of Vitoria overview to the June 21 1813 battles and illustrates the battlefield with modern photos, Uvarov's Flank Attack at Borodino by the Russian 1st Cavalry Corps on September 7, 1812, Commanding the Rear Guard
instructions to officers, Skirmishing and the Third Rank: another John Cook extravaganza tackles skirmishing, starting with the Prussians and Austrians, Lefebvre: Another installment in Ian Barstow's contining Fighting Marshals series profiles Marshal Lefebvre; Duc de Danzig, Misc. Notes on clothing for the Roscommon Militia. Reviews and more.
#38: Betrayal or Patriotism? examines the actions of Marmont during the 1814 campaign, The Battle of Maida July 4, 1806 battle, The Battle of Göhrde: a trip to a museum uncovers a painting of the 16 September 1813 battle, Fort Amhurst Chatham outlines the "battle" re-enactment at the 1997 NA Tattoo, Spanish Christmas Eve 1812: French, Spanish, and British fight over the golden icon (scenario), Daily Life in France: The home front of the Napoleonic Wars, Miscellaneous Notes tackles transport for the Horse Guards (Feb 18, 1797), Quentin Craufurd profile, Oudinot: Another installment in Ian Barstow's contining Fighting Marshals series profiles Nicolas Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio, British Napoleonic Uniform Notes provides the dossiers of British uniforms, from 1802 to 1814. Plus news, reviews, andmore.
#37: Combat at Soldau Christmas 1806 battle, The Battle of Montmirail Errata, Waterloo Venture
travel piece to battlefields in the Waterloo area. Photos included, Fishguard 1997 and Guildford Re-enactments, the words of Napoleon and Wellington, Aide de Camp examines wagons, command and control, books, and 1809 intelligence, North German Federal Army Corps profile of the 1815 corp assigned to Kleist, Sharpe Appreciation Society profile, Miscellaneous Notes provides the ordnance returns from Washington DC, 1814, Truth About Kits and Togs II examines horse tack and furniture, Marmont: Another installment in Ian Barstow's contining Fighting Marshals series profiles Auguste Frederic Louis Viesse de Marmont, duc de Raguse, National Characteristics
Have You Heard The One About The Englishman, The Austrian And The Russian? , Cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Poland profile of the organization and actions. Plus the usual news and reviews.
Games Retailer -- Vol 3 #1, 48pgs.; 8.5x11"; PQ A, WR B, IR B; PO Box 1080, Geneva, NY 14456 (315-789-0458), $?, quarterly.
As you might guess from the name, this is for the retailer. New products and releases make up most of it, some store-oriented articles about divisification of inventory, managing employees and teenagers, and boosting customer loyalty. This issue focused on the GAMA trade show and American Toy Fair.
The Gauntlet--#11; 124pgs; 5.5x8.5"; PQ B, WR B, IR A; Craig Martelle, 1203 English Bluff Ct., Brandon, FL 33511; $20 (4 issues), $30 for overseas customers (U.S. military FPO excluded); quarterly. This US-based version of the British magazine is a MWAN-style gaming magazine. It's not glossy, but it has color on the covers (inside covers too). Some of the photos/illustrations are blurry and dark on the inside, but to their credit, some are in color. Note that the UK Gauntlet, from which this is derived, has been published for three years.
#11: More of the homage to the Flashman series with Otto von Flaschmann, Austrian naval hero; lots of product reviews, scenarios for a variety of battles: Angola 1975, Lao-Mu-Tun 1904, Antsirane Madagascar 1942, and a historical overview of Dernancourt 1918. Several rules are included, medieval skirmish, samurai skirmish, Central American campaign, and more. And a whole lot more.
Greenhill Military Book News -- 32 pgs.; 5.5"x8.5"; PQ C, WR C, IR A/C; Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Ltd Park House, 1 Russell Gardens London NW11 9NN United Kingdom e-mail: LionelLeventhal@compuserve.com; $9 per year, published about 7 times a year A correction here. This house organ which promotes the books published by Greenhill and provides a calendar of releases is available to the general public. Each issue also contains extracts from books, and some news.
The Heliograph #105, #106; 16pgs.; 8.5x11"; PQ B, WR B, IR B; Richard Brooks, Rte 6 Box 771, Saluda, SC 29138, USA, E-mail: brooksr@garnet.cla.sc.edu ; $12 per 6 issues ($15 Canada, 15 pounds for Europe) This newsletter covering the colonial era brings the usual excellent column of new products to recreate the colonial era.
#106: German Colonial Uniform Guide more info, Matabele Musings: Ian Knight analyzes the BBC miniseries drama Rhodes, Reviews: Brittania Miniatures, Soldiers Companion rules, and Darkest Africa miniatures range. And some extra articles as well.
#105: German Colonial Uniform Guide: Richard Brooks outlines Southeast Africa uniforms for German infantry and naval, plus native Askari, Painting Figures My Way: Ben Brooks advises painters on techniques, Siege of Augusta VI: Richard Brooks presents a convention report, and a special section on Steamboats, including a template to build your own.
Le Roi Soleil Gazetteer -- ?; 2 pgs., 8.5"x11"; PQ D, WR C, IR C; Imperialist Enterprises, 229 N. 2nd St., Apt. C, Elkhet, IN 46516; free, ?
One side covers new product releases, the other had a painting guide to Prussian Infantry 1700-1715.
Lone Warrior -- #121 (North American edition); 40pgs.; 8.5x11"; PQ A, WR B, IR A; Solo Wargamers Assn., 1707 Ridge Rd., Levenworth, KS 66048; $20 per year (US), $25 (Canada), quarterly. Rules ideas: King Arthur solo campaign, Solo Campaigning ancients in fictional Lingustia, Desertion suggestions for the less than stalwart, Tally Ho! WWII Aerial Combat rules, Solo StarGrunt II sci-fi set of rules undergoes a WWII makeover, Disposition Decision Tables
Graham Empson adds a few more rules to his ACW set, Solo Diplomacy diplomatic rules for gaming campaigns, and Solo KillZone sci-fi. Some play by mail reports, more reviews, and other things round out the issue.
Military -- Vol XIV #10: 60 pages, 8.5"x11"; PQ B, WR B, IR B; PO Box 189490, Sacramento, CA 95818-9490, $15 per year, monthly.
Book reviews, personal reminescences, and reviews and news make up the mix of articles covering WWII, Korea, and now. Ship to shore operations: Bougainville 1943, the story of Taps, a local Sacremento Calif museum dedicated to the 8th Air Force of WWII, US Air Force in Korea series, Artillery at Kunu-ri (Korea) are some of the articles. Be aware that there is some political leanings in various columnists.
Napoleonic Members Bulletin #57 -- 8.5"x11"; PQ A, WR A, IR A; Napoleonic Society, 1115 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33756, 813-586-1779; $36 year (Canada $38 US, elsewhere $48 US), quarterly.
The Society has been around for 15 years, and the members bulletin contains a plethora of articles covering historical and current events, everything from a profile of Poniatowski to the current squabble between father and son over heading the French Imperial family. Other articles of interest are Napoleon's last proclamation (after Waterloo), a letter found hidden in a St. Helena snuff box 40 years later, part 2 of Russia 1812, a visit and look at Jena-Auerstadt, re-enactment news, book reviews, and more.
Operations -- #28; 32 pages; 8.5"x11"; PQ A, WR A, IR A/C; The Gamers, 500 W 4th St., Homer, IL 61849; $16 per year (US), $24 (overseas), quarterly. If you play The Gamers wargames, this is a must, filled with additional rules and scenarios. But historical gamers will enjoy it as well, with articles on Historical Axis shipping, Guderians Panzers (good numerical analysis), and other interesting tidbits.
Perfidious Albion -- #95, 48 pgs.; 5.5x8.5"; PQ B, WR A, IR B; 75 Richmond Park Rd., East Sheen, London, SW14 8JY UK; 2.10 pounds (UK), 2.9 pounds (airmail to US); published "irregular in frequency" The magazine of board and computer game reviews (and occasionally miniatures) includes reviews of: The Sun Never Sets (Colonial endeavors.), Yarmuk (Byzantium vs. Islam), Arriba Espana (Spanish Civil War on a strategic level), Rivoli 1797 (Magazine Game Review of early Napoleonic battle), Tunisia (WWII Desert War), Vikingatid (Viking warfare on the strategic level), and Crusader (WWII Desert War), plus a lot of others. Letters, etc. Wicked wit included.
Book mini-reviews of The King's Army, Culloden and The '45, 1918 The Unexpected Victory, The Boyne & Aughrim, Scalp Dance, Napoleon, William The Lion 1143-1214, The Art of Warfare During The Middle Ages, Philip Augustus, James IV, The Twilight of a Military Tradition, Colonial Empires And Armies 1815-1960.
The Rebel Yell -- #8, #9; 36pgs; 5.5x8.5"; PQ B, WR B, IR A/D; HMGS South, 1203 English Bluffs Ct., Beandon, FL 33511; $10 per year, bimonthly. #9: If you are interested in going to the Recon show, then this issue, which mostly contained an events list, gets an A. Otherwise, not much except a good article called English Civil War Library: A suggested list of books for the wargamer in search of information.
#8: Really Useful Guns: An Australian company pumps out 15mm/20mm artillery models for a
multitude of nations, MicroArmor Models A large chart of which company makes which 1/285 WWII armor microarmor models. Part 5 (of an excellent 5-part series), How to Attack a Town, and Web Pages of Interest. Plus reviews and otehr goodies.
The Reiter--Vol. XIII #4; 36 pgs; 8.5x11"; PQ C, WR B, IR B; USP&SS, Clif Castle, 1146 Harvard Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405; ?; $?
The US Pike & Shot Society's newsletter covers a variety of society games and events, army variations in a variety of rule sets, convention reports, DBR-related army lists and rules discussions, and other news and review. There is a small 4-page newsletter called The Hailshot also sent with a membership to the Society. The Annals of the Renaissance is an interesting list of historical events by year.
Saga -- #63, #64; 40pgs, 48pgs; 5.5x8.5"; PQ B, WR A, IR A; SAGA, 890 Janes Rd., Rochester, NY 14612; $25 per year ($30 Canada, $35 elsewhere), bimonthly. #64: This is one of the strongest issues ever. A Cold Wars 1998 Convention Report. Tmima Stratiotikon Plirophorion column on Byzantine Skoutatoi (quite good if you need such info, especially when paired with:) Researching Byzantine Army An indepth look, the Battle of Ashdown 771AD Saxon vs. Viking rules, and a superb article by a new writer: Athenian Trireme and Greek Naval Warfare A history of the trireme at war. Reviews, Q&A about Medieval Warfare rules, and more.
#63: Descriptions of Armies Part 2 For Medieval Warfare, Tmima Stratiotikon Plirophorion covers an Ancient Rules Playtest, profile of Jorvik Viking Centre A visit to the York, UK excavation museum, King 'o the Danes Viking campaign rules, excellent overview of 9th Century Viking Host An overview of the leadership, vikings, and expeditions, and the Battle of Thessalonika A Scenario for Ancient Warfare. Book reviews and more.
SIMULACRUM: Simulacrum is a new quarterly journal of board wargame collecting. The first issue will be published in April 1998. Simulacrum will publish articles of interest to board wargame collectors, such as: how to organize a board wargame collection - why is one game collectible and another not - game production variants and runs game genealogy, i.e., what games are related reviews of the books and publications which purport to list published board wargames hints on where to look for collectible board wargames, and how to buy and sell at auction current trends in collectible board wargame prices and availability definitive lists of board wargames by company, by subject and by date detailed descriptions, including images, of collectible board wargame components comparative reviews of wargame systems discussions about the defining characteristics of board wargames.
Simulacrum will also contain regular features such as letters to the editor, guest columns, a notice board, and free advertising for subscribers.
Simulacrum is edited by John Kula, a board wargamer since 1969 and a collector since 1990,
who has just finished two years as editor of Strategist, the monthly newsletter of the Strategy Gaming Society.
The first issues of Simulacrum will follow a standard format of 48 8-1/2" x 11" pages, printed in black and white. They will be shipped airmail, unfolded in manila envelopes.
You can buy Simulacrum one or more issues at a time, and you will get a discount for buying one or more year's worth (four, eight, etc., issues) at a time. The cost is as follows: US and Canada: $6 per issue, $21 for four issues; Rest of World: $7 per issue, $25 for four issues.
Contact: John Kula, Editor, Simulacrum, 4020 Haro Road, Victoria BC, Canada V8N 4B2, e-mail: johnkula@islandnet.com
Slingshot--#195, #196; 42 pgs.; 8.5x12"; PQ A, WR A, IR: A; Society of Ancients, Richard Jeffrey-Cook, Mabar, Blackheath Lane, Wonersh, Guildford, GU5 0PN UK; $25/year, bimonthly.
#196: An absolutely brilliant article on Braveheart, the movie vs. reality, pointing out the liberties taken with the screen version of William Wallace's efforts for Scotland. part 7 Heirs of the Archameanids, pre-feudal picts, DBM info, pre-Islamic Arabs, Part 6 on Naval Warfare bibliography, and much more.
#195: Sassanid heraldry, Part 5 on Naval Warfare bibliography, a fascinating article on the new panel of the Bayeaux tapestry (costing 15,000 pounds sterling). Those of you near Hastings can see it at the Battle Museum in August 1998. Part 2 rebellion of Mashuiluwas 1312BC, more DBM articles, and a lot more.
White Dwarf -- #2xxs -- 120pgs.; 8.5x11"; PQ A, WR B, IR B/F; Games Workshop, $40 per year, monthly
The cardstock buildings in the middle are gone, even as the price of the magazine rises. GW seems to be spinning off a variety of smaller magazines, like Warhammer Monthly and several comic books, rather than an all-in-one magazine. Still colorful, less words and more pictures, and now a bit more forceful (if possible) in promoting the obscenely priced models. Still, I enjoy the paint detailing, model photos, and the occasional terrain article. For the record, because I enjoy sci-fi stuff like Star Wars and Star Trek, I finally succumbed to play my first Warhammer 40,000 game pitting Space Orks vs. Space Marines. Not exactly what I would call a brain fest, but it was one of the most colorful games I ever played.
White Knight -- #6, #7 --24 pgs.; 8.5x11"; PQ B, WR B, IR B; Bill Brierton Pegasus-Unicorn Productions 12420 Old Colony Dr. Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-5000 kheled@juno.com; $8 year, quarterly. Both issues focus on the news around the role-playing industry, for example, the revolt and boycott among RPG companies about paying skyrocking booth prices for GenCon. Lots of new products releases, some commentary, and a convention list. Some fiction and reviews included.
Zouave -- Met Ivor Janci, the new publisher, at Cold Wars, as he took some orders for the new Zouave. Have not seen the new version, but it is heavily anticipated. Note: The price of subscription is going up slightly to $20 per year, but 2 years at $32 essentially means no price increase. The "new" Zouave plans to have full-color throughout, more pictures, and a redesign. Ivor runs a graphics design company, so anticipation of his first issue (scheduled to be out by the time you read this) is high.
The new address for The Zouave is Marek/Janci Design, 725 Ranch Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187.
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